Hosea, a Love Story

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RoneyZone Productions have taken you to many places in our audio productions, but we now take you back in time to the days of the Bible. Jeff always had the idea to bring some of the incredible stories of the Bible to life, as if they were lived by real people. This is not just a “read the lines from the Bible,” project. This is as if a Hollywood producer/director of films today would sit down and bring the characters and situations to life, even if some of the characters weren’t specifically mentioned in the story. We keep the intent of the story and translate it into a story as if you were taken back to the time, and listen to it unfold before you.

Cast:
Hosea (The Prophet) – David Ault
Gomer (The Prostitute) – Ara Pelodi
Shopkeeper and other various voices – Jeff Roney
Priest – Dave Avila
Marcus – Nathan P. Butler
Hosea and Gomer’s children – Abigail and Sophie Avila

I am aware of two things;

1. Some will have issues with the combining the inferences of subject matter in the story into the audio production. It is a new concept. My goal was to express the reality and subjects of the story, without being too adult. The story is the story, and I produced it as such, and
2. I play multiple roles, and the story sounds very American for a story that should reflect a Middle Eastern land, and there are other issues, as well. This is a proof of concept to show people how I envision a Bible story, the RoneyZone way.

With that in mind:

Many times I heard from people that they weren’t interested in doing “a Bible story” production. Obviously, if that feeling is a religious or anti-religious decision, you are free to make those decisions. However, if it because you are wary of the quality of the final product (because of bad religious audio projects in the past), I hope you see that when RZP does a production, we do our best, to make it the best. The only way we can get better, is to get a larger and more diverse group working on these projects.

I DO NOT exclude anyone from working on my projects based on their religious beliefs or non-beliefs. I am committed to the project, and as long as we can agree on that, then I think we both can work together to make it the best possible.

I understand this is a radical idea – people who don’t agree ideologically working on a project that some don’t agree with, but I want the best, and I need everyone who feels the same way. The sad thing is that even people who are Christian actors, are uneasy with my bringing this story to life. So, as you can see, I have painted myself in a corner; Too Christian for Non-Religious actors, Too Racy for Religious actors. So, if you find value with this, and want to help me, let me know:

jeff.roney@gmail.com

Thanks.